A group of four wildfires have blazed through the past week in northeastern Washington, destroying over 8,000 acres of land and prompting widespread evacuations. At only two percent containment, the current estimated cost for these wildfires is $1.8 million.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Afghanistan to broker negotiations between Afghan presidential candidates in an effort to form a national unity government.
Mothers of New Yorkers killed by police met with the NYPD IG, a new position created through NY City Council which reports to the DOI. The meeting was called two months before the death of Eric Garner and the mothers are requesting a larger investigation into whether there are patterns of practice in the cases of their dead family members that could lead to changes in the NYPD.
If you're feeling lucky, then you may want to purchase a ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot, which has jumped to a whopping $115 million. The drawing will take place on Friday, Aug. 8, at 11 p.m. EST.
It didn't take long before a 62-year-old woman infamously known as a "serial stowaway" was arrested for trespassing at the Los Angeles International Airport less than 24 hours after she faced a judge for the same charge.
Largest study of its kind published on Alzheimer's and Vitamin D Older adults who are severely deficient of Vitamin D may be twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's Disease than those who aren't deficient in Vitamin D, a study published Wednesday found.
Although Hawaii has not been hit by a hurricane or tropical storm in over 20 years, meteorologists say the Aloha state is on track to be smacked by an unprecedented dual set of hurricanes back-to-back.
The Standard and Poor's rating agency said in a new report that the wealth gap in the United States continues to grow, and it is affecting the country's economic growth.
The $16.3 billion legislation aims to improve health care at VA clinics The shocking condition of health care for veterans in the U. S. may soon be a thing of the past.
School plans to post fliers advertising sex therapy in all university dorms Dear Prudence, I'm an incoming freshman at New York University and have found myself very confused sexually.
Amazon has been ahead of the competition but BN and Google are hoping to catch up. Google and Barnes & Noble announced a new service that threatens to undercut the famous undercutter of online book sales, Amazon, by offering free same-day service for subscribers.
Amy Lacey, who was the principal of a Texas public middle school before being fired in May, has opened up about allegations that she announced the banning of the Spanish language in the school's classrooms.
Message comes at a time when U.S.-Russian relations are falling apart As if relations between the U. S. and Russia weren't already strained enough, some Russians couldn't resist sending President Barack Obama a racially charged birthday message, the Washington Times reported.
